Backrooms vs Life
Backrooms has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6.4/10 for Life). Life is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 50m. Life is the older of the two (2017 against 2026). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backrooms
Life| Backrooms | Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kane Parsons | Daniel Espinosa |
| Main cast | Renate Reinsve, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, Mark Duplass, Katharine Isabelle | Jake Gyllenhaal, Naoko Mori, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare |
Synopsis
Backrooms
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Life
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.